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Transportation and Highway Engineering
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Highway Engineering Part 2

January 31, 2021

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1.

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Nagpur road plan formulae were prepared by assuming

radial or star and grid road pattern

radial or star and block road pattern

rectangular or block road pattern

radial or star and circular road pattern

2.

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Stopping sight distance is always

equal to overtaking sight distance

more than overtaking sight distance

none of the these

less than overtaking sight distance

3.

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Camber in the road is provided for

counteracting the centrifugal force

effective drainage

having proper sight distance

none of these

4.

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The maximum design gradient for vertical profile of a road is

minimum gradient

exceptional gradient

limiting gradient

ruling gradient

5.

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Enoscope is used to find

average speed

spot speed

space-mean speed

time-mean speed

6.

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The slope of the line joining the crown and edge of the road surface is known as

any of these

cross fall

cross slope

camber

7.

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The steepest gradient in ordinary condition should not exceed

ruling gradient

floating gradient

maximum gradient

exceptional gradient

8.

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The materials not included in highway construction are

Petrol

Dust

Soil

Stone

9.

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For the design of superelevation for mixed traffic conditions, the speed is reduced by

15%

75%

20%

25%

10.

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Camber in the road is provided for

having proper sight distance

effective drainage

all of these

counteracting the centrifugal force

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As per IRC the carriage way width for two lane traffic should be

15 m

10 m

7.5 m

12.5 m

12.

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The surface of the pavement should be

smooth

very rough

sufficient enough to resist skid

rough

13.

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The transition curve used in the horizontal alignment of highways as per IRC recommendations is

lemniscate

any of these

cubic parabola

spiral

14.

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On a horizontal curve if the pavement is kept horizontal across the alignment, then the pressure on the outer wheels will be

equal to the pressure on inner wheels

zero

less than the pressure on inner wheels

more than the pressure on inner wheels

15.

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The surface of highway pavement should be designed to allow

no rolling resistance

very high rolling resistance

high rolling resistance

low rolling resistance

16.

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If ruling gradient is 1 in 20 and there is also a horizontal curve of radius 76 m, then the compensated grade should be

5%

3%

4%

6%

17.

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Which of the following shapes is preferred in a valley curve?

spiral

lemniscate

simple parabola

cubic parabola

18.

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For places where there is a passage of flood water then the highway has to be built on

overpass

subway

embankment

underpass

19.

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As per IRC, the maximum width of a vehicle should be

2m

2.44m

1.58m

3.8m

20.

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For water bound macadam roads in localities of heavy rainfall, the recommended value of camber is

1 in 30

1 in 48

1 in 60

1in 36

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21.

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The design life of flexible pavement is

12

15

10

8

22.

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The value of ruling gradient in plains as per IRC recommendation is

1 in 20

1 in 15

1 in 12

1 in 30

23.

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Which of the following roads are congested during peak hours?

urban roads

rural roads

express ways

highways

24.

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The shape of the chamber, best suited for cement concrete pavements is

straight line

combination of straight and parabolic

parabolic

elliptical

25.

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For highway geometric design purposes the speed used is

85th percentile

50th percentile

98th percentile

15th percentile

26.

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The equilibrium super elevation required to counteract the centrifugal force fully is given by

V²/ 75R

(0.75V)²/ 127R

V²/ 27.5R

V² / 127R

27.

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Coefficient of friction is less when the pavement surface is

dry

smooth and dry

smooth and wet

rough

28.

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The layer which is constructed above embankment is called

fill

base

sub grade

sub base

29.

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The branch of engineering that deals with improvement of traffic performance, traffic studies and traffic network is called

Highway engineering

Railway engineering

Traffic management

Traffic engineering

30.

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Which of the following requirement is given most importance in highway design?

structural

maintenance

seasonal

functional

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Reaction time of a driver

is same for all speeds

decreases with increase in speed

increases with increase in speed

none of these

32.

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The desirable length of overtaking zone as per IRC recommendation is equal to

two times the overtaking sight distance

five times the overtaking sight distance

three times the overtaking sight distance

overtaking sight distance

33.

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The highest point on a carriageway is known as

crown

gradient

superelevation

camber

34.

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The surface of highway pavement should be designed to allow

very high rolling resistance

low rolling resistance

no rolling resistance

high rolling resistance

35.

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The sequence of four stages of survey in a highway alignment is

preliminary survey, map study, reconnaissance and detailed survey

reconnaissance, map study, preliminary survey and detailed survey

map study, preliminary survey, reconnaissance and detailed survey

map study, reconnaissance, preliminary survey and detailed survey

36.

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In a proposed alignment the type of soil which will not be preferred is

ordinary soil

soft rock

all of these

hard rock

37.

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The alignment of road should cross the series of hills through

none of these

ridge

valley

saddle

38.

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In India for design of roads pedestrian is considered as

essential part of traffic

element of traffic

controller of traffic

intruder in traffic

39.

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The maximum allowable super elevation is

1 in 15

1 in 30

1 in 12

1 in 18

40.

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The camber of road should be approximately equal to

longitudinal gradient

two times the longitudinal gradient

three times the longitudinal gradient

half the longitudinal gradient

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